On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual update to the dollar thresholds for merger filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), along with new filing...more
In a speech delivered on February 2, 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced that the Antitrust Division would soon be withdrawing several...more
On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual update to the dollar thresholds for merger filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), along with new filing...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit almost all non-compete agreements between employers and employees. In announcing the proposed rule,...more
On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision that rejects the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) longstanding use of Section 13(b) of the FTC Act to obtain equitable monetary relief in federal courts. The...more
On September 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a revised Merger Remedies Manual reflecting the DOJ Antitrust Division’s current policy framework for implementing remedies in merger cases where the parties...more
On October 20, 2016, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a joint guidance for HR professionals to alert them to potential antitrust violations. Importantly, in addition to...more